Ok, this was shot for stock primarily aimed at the postcard/greeting card/poster/calendar market. Aside from being twee, which is really has to be for this market I guess, I'm pretty happy with it.
Neil.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
First image for crit
Ok, this was shot for stock primarily aimed at the postcard/greeting card/poster/calendar market. Aside from being twee, which is really has to be for this market I guess, I'm pretty happy with it.
Neil.
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Cool, I like this Neil. If I were utterly pedantic I'd wonder about the green on the top left corner (remember this is trying to find a comment) in that it off-balances from the flowers that seem weighted towards the right. But personally I reckon the image will be accepted by a stock agency. It looks really good. Lots of text space and a nice clean layout sort of saying peace, serenity...great for the card industry (thank-you's, condolences, even happy birthdays and wedding congrats) very nice!
E
this is a great pic and perfect for stock! what lighting did you use to create the effect?
Thanks for the comments.
Emil I agree, I was also a little concerned about the one flower on the left that is sharp, when none are sharp on the right.
Mandy, I used window light (behind the vase/flowers) and two large reflectors. I used two silver reflectors but two large pieces of white art card would do the job perfectly. I have a pair of studio lights which I use now and again, but all they have done is make me appreciate window light more!
I think props are also important in this shot. The patina on the wooden background with the 'aged' white vase add to the atmosphere.
Neil.
I hadn't really looked closely enough at the patina, and you are right. It adds texture to the highlight background. Very nice
E
Okay.... I'm with you on the greenery top left, but what is wrong with the sharp flower at left? I think that this flower is what holds it. If I was forced to, gun to head and all, I would say a movement of the camera, a wee centimeter or two to the right (or a turn of the vase clockwise) would take care of the greenery, and the sharp flower, if it really bugs you, and would have brought the right hand flowers into the DoF range. Then you can have no shrubbery and more flowers in focus (assuming of course that you are a flowers-in-focus-type of person!) Paul
I don't think the problem is that the flower is sharp at all (or out of focus - whatever happens to float one's boat. I think the whole thing was about the balance with the green on the top left, the shrubbery, and the flowers on the top right. But then that's exactly what you are saying as well isn't it? what with moving the angle to right and all...I'll keep quiet now ;)
E
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